Miraflores District
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For other uses, see Miraflores District (disambiguation).
| Distrito de Miraflores | |
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| Area | 9.62 km² |
| Population - Total - Density |
92.815 (2002 estimate) 9,648.1/km² |
| Mayor | Fernando Andrade Carmona |
| Established as a district |
January 2, 1857 |
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Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.
Originally founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, it was established officially as a district on January 2, 1857. As a result of the Battle of Miraflores fought during the War of the Pacific, Miraflores got the designation of Ciudad Heroica ("Heroic City").
The current mayor of Miraflores is Fernando Andrade Carmona. The district's postal code is 18.
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[edit] Geography
The district has a total land area of 9.62 km². Its administrative center is located 79 meters above sea level.
[edit] Boundaries
- North: San Isidro and Surquillo
- East: Surquillo and Santiago de Surco
- South: Barranco and Santiago de Surco
- West: Pacific Ocean
[edit] Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 92,815 inhabitants and a population density of 9,648.1 persons/km². In 1999, there were 27,489 households in the district.
[edit] Culture and education
The district is also a cultural center, with theaters, cinemas and art galleries. It also has a pre-Inca mud-brick temple called the Huaca Pucllana, one of a number of archaeological sites found in Lima.
The Universidad Científica del Sur is located in Miraflores.
[edit] Entertainment
The district is full of cafés, pubs, restaurants and shops, which is a draw for a large part of the Lima population on Sundays. Parque Kennedy, Miraflores' central plaza, regularly has flea markets and art exhibitions. Larcomar, a shopping mall overlooking the Pacific coast, is located in Miraflores, and is very popular among tourists, young people and people of the medium-to-upper-class socioeconomic levels. They have restaurants, stores, a food court, ice cream shops, arcades, bowling alleys, nightclubs, bars, and the most modern cinema in all of Lima.
The Calle de las Pizzas ("Pizza Street") in downtown Miraflores, a favourite among Lima's teenagers and young adults, has many pubs which every weekend are filled with people.
Miraflores has also become a major hub for tourists to the Lima area, with a number of hotels in the area, including a couple of international hotel brands (Hilton and Ritz Carlton) that are programmed to be built in 2006. Furthermore, there are several shops selling souvenirs and tourist products.
One of the best entertainment in Miraflores is surfing, its waves have been an attraction for surfing for many years. The first surfboards were ever seen for the first time in Miraflores. In the 1930's Carlos Dogny went to Hawaii and saw people surfing waves for the first time and loved it, tried himself, and went back to Peru with a board. He showed it to his friends, and they all loved it too. But they needed a place to practice this exciting new sport, and founded the prestigious Club Waikiki right at the beach in Miraflores.
[edit] History
During the War of the Pacific, the district was the scene of the Battle of Miraflores. Two thousand people died as a result and the district was sacked and burned by Chilean invaders.
[edit] Costa Verde
The Costa Verde ("green coast") area has several beaches, which draw surfers and beachgoers alike in summertime. However, these rocky beaches are not as popular with bathers as the large, sandy beaches in the districts south of Lima, such as Santa María del Mar, Punta Hermosa and Punta Negra.
Wind providing, paragliders launch from the coastal ridge for a ride between the sea and the tall buildings in the malecón.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Municipalidad de Miraflores - Miraflores District Council official website
- (English) Miraflores A Magnificent City - Pictures
| Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area |  |
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| Lima |
Ancón | Ate | Barranco | Breña | Carabayllo | Chaclacayo | Chorrillos | Cieneguilla | Comas | El Agustino | Independencia | Jesús María | La Molina | La Victoria | Lima | Lince | Los Olivos | Lurigancho | Lurín | Magdalena del Mar | Miraflores | Pachacamac | Pucusana | Pueblo Libre | Puente Piedra | Punta Hermosa | Punta Negra | Rímac | San Bartolo | San Borja | San Isidro | San Juan de Lurigancho | San Juan de Miraflores | San Luis | San Martín de Porres | San Miguel | Santa Anita | Santa María del Mar | Santa Rosa | Santiago de Surco | Surquillo | Villa El Salvador | Villa María del Triunfo |
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| Callao |
Bellavista | Callao | Carmen de la Legua Reynoso | La Perla | La Punta | Ventanilla |
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